The Frenchman: “This is the championship with the most races ever, whatever the result, we will neither win nor lose the title in Bahrain”
The start of F1 2023, season number 74 of the World Championship, which for the first time sees a calendar of 23 races on four continents, is very close. Taken from Sakhir, dal Bahrain International Circuit of 5,412 meters in length which on Sunday will have to be covered 57 times, for a total of 308.238 km. The track features long straights and very demanding braking sections, especially at turns 1 and 14, with three zones for the use of the DRS: on the finish straight, after turn 3 and after turn 10. Race and qualifying will be held under artificial lights , with the Ferrari who on this track has sweet memories of the one-two of the sip year, with Charles Leclerc winning ahead of his partner Carlos Sainz.
vasseur and the special start
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In view of a crucial season for Ferrari, which in Bahrain won 7 times and totaled 6 poles and 16 total podiums, the new Team Principal Frederic Vasseur thus explains his emotions. “I’ve experienced the start of the season many times in my career, but I have to admit that this time it’s really special. I feel the passion of all the Ferrari people in Maranello, but also of the fans: a couple of months were enough for me to get infected by this passionate enthusiasm and we can’t wait to start the season.”
vasseur and the sf-23 which responds well
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This is Vasseur’s analysis of the outcome of the collective F1 tests, carried out on this same track last week. “The tests went well, the three days of work showed that the car is giving the indications we expected and now we have to perfect the setup to get the most out of the SF-23. One thing is clear: being the championship with the most races ever, whatever the result of the first Sunday, the title will neither be won nor lost in Bahrain.”
vasseur and the variables
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These are the technical variables that Vasseur identifies as crucial for the Sakhir GP: “We all know the track well, but we know that the air and asphalt temperatures change a lot and that the wind and the new Pirelli tires will make set-up complicated. Carlos and Charles collected a lot of data in the three days of testing and I expect a well-prepared team for a solid weekend.”
March 01, 2023 – 3.50 pm
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